Because...I think somewhere in his head, I'm always going to be someone he feels like he has to repay for the good things he gets. I think sometimes he hears things I say and believes them...but they add weight to the debt he thinks he's carrying around, too. It's like...there's such a thing as being too good to him, almost. Being good to him makes him feel reminded of how "better" I am.

[He breathes in slowly, running a hand across his face.]

I just want him to get it. I want him to hear it from people he can't deny, too.